Chapter 9: Executions

Xiaolou, who walked out from behind the screen, looked at Xia Solstice with three white eyes mockingly, and couldn't hold back the triumphant smile on the corner of his mouth, [If people don't know, unless they don't do it. Do you think you're really unaware of what you're doing? Shinolou shook his head and said a long list of crepe words, which were completely different from the usual vulgarity.

Xia Zhi saw that she didn't say a word for a long time, adhering to the principle that the enemy does not move, I do not move, and waits for the following.

Xiaolou was very satisfied with his words, and secretly glanced at the and continued, [You just follow the truth, what are you busy in and out of these days, aren't you cooperating with Zhao Yutong and wanting to report to the official to accuse of illegal human trafficking? 】

Where is this?,It turns out that Xiaolou just learned about the fur and happily sued the? If she really has this thought, wouldn't it be more convenient to report to the official directly, so why bother to go to the inn to find Zhao's father. Xia Zhi directly denied it, [What you said is a fictitious thing, although I don't agree with the deal, but I never thought of going to the official! 】

[You are still hard-mouthed, when you conspired with Zhao Yutong, I listened to it clearly, saying something about the government, buying and selling, accountability and the like, by the way, she also gave you a token! ] Xiaolou crackled and said, and suddenly stepped forward and reached into Xia Zhi's pocket, rummaged a few times and pulled out the jade pendant, [Haha, sure enough, I still have it! Now the stolen goods have been captured! Last time, I stole the silver hairpin of the two girls.,This time I want to harm the.,If there's a next time, wouldn't it be to lift the Tongxiang Courtyard! 】

The more Shinolou spoke, the more energetic he became, and he had a momentum of subduing and frustration. As soon as the raised her hand, she stopped her brain from opening up, took the jade pendant and looked at it, and said, [Xia Solstice, the facts are in front of you, don't say that I wronged you. There are many fireworks venues in Tongzhen, do you think that without the acquiescence of the government, how can the business be big? It's all a matter of turning a blind eye. Even if you do report to the official, it will only cost some money. I'm just saddened that you had such a terrible idea...... Now, let me ask you, do you really want to betray Kirikain, or are you just confused for a while? 】

The meaning of' words is already clear, and Xia Zhi's own strength is not enough to shake Tongxiang Courtyard in the slightest, but it is just a farce. She also gave the steps, it depends on how to choose the summer solstice......

Xia Zhi lowered his head, annoyed that he was too imprudent before, and his thinking was one-sided, and he was caught by villains like Xiaolou. Dr. Huang asked her to behave herself because she knew about the East Window incident? It's a pity that I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Not only did he not help Zhao Yutong contact his father, but he also put himself in, and he really beat chickens and eggs. The stakes quickly went through in his mind, and he compromised, [, I was wrong, I was fascinated for a while. But I never thought of reporting to the official, I just wanted to help Zhao Yutong find her father......]

[The mud bodhisattva himself is difficult to protect and still wants to help others, but he can't do it himself! ] Shinohau's taunt.

The ignored it and said to Xia Zhi, [Since you know that you are wrong, stay in the courtyard. However, you will also be punished to make your memory longer! Do you have any objections to the twenty boards of cane punishment? 】

Xia Zhi bowed his head to the ground, [It's all up to the to decide, I have no opinion. 】

In the backyard atrium, Xia Zhi was pressed on a wooden bench, Xiaolou and another maid on both sides grabbed her hand and did not let her break free, and the two little maids on the left and right each held a wooden staff to take over the execution. The wooden staff hit his leg at once, and Xia Solstice snorted in pain. What made her feel even more humiliated was that the crowd gathered in the courtyard one after another to watch the excitement, and the girls and maids stood in one place in twos and threes, whispering and even sricoling while watching the execution.

[White-eyed wolf, this is, I actually want to go against, have you forgotten all these years of nurturing grace? ] 】

[It is said that the elbow was twisted outward after receiving the benefits, but unfortunately, stealing chickens does not make a handful of rice. 】

[Oh, it's ruthless, what should I do if it's broken? 】

[Don't worry, this good seedling is reluctant. 】

[Good seedlings? Could it be that mean this? 】

[Then who knows, anyway, Tongxiangyuan will definitely not raise idlers. 】

……

While the topic deviated, Xia Solstice couldn't bear the criminal law after all, and lost consciousness and collapsed on the wooden bench like a salted fish.

In the dim seabed, the seaweed swayed from side to side, and there was only a faint light upward. Xia Zhi held his breath and desperately wanted to go upstream. The vision gradually brightened, and she was about to jump out of the water, and the dense seaweed suddenly turned into hideous tentacles, spreading wildly and wrapping around her ankles and calves, and finally greedily wrapped her whole body, dragging her into the bottomless abyss again. Xia Solstice wanted to call for help, but he could only gurgle and spit out foam and fall into suffocation......

[Summer Solstice ......] someone whispered her name in her ear.

Xia Zhi opened his eyes violently, his vision gradually became clear from blur, and in front of him was Sister-in-law Li with a worried face, who was wiping her sweat with a towel, [You are awake, are you hungry, I'll bring you rice porridge. 】

Xia Zhi looked at the familiar scene, this was her small room, an oil lamp was lit on the dilapidated wooden table, and the flames swayed gently with the breeze, making her feel an inexplicable sense of security. There was still a hot pain in his legs, and Xia Zhi tried to move, and the cold sweat of pain came down immediately. Her last memory was the distorted smiling faces and words of everyone in the courtyard, and what happened after that?

Seeing this, Sister-in-law Li, who came back with rice porridge, hurriedly persuaded, [Doctor Huang said, although you didn't hurt your muscles and bones, it is best to recuperate in peace in the past few days, so as not to leave any troubles. 】

[Sister-in-law Li, how long have I been asleep? Xia Solstice asked, the hoarseness of her voice beyond her expectations.

[You've been asleep for a day, and it's getting dark again. Sister-in-law Li fed rice porridge to the summer solstice.

Xia Zhi was still thinking about the situation on Zhao Yutong's side, thinking that she was still waiting for a response. I didn't give her the exact news so late, I don't know what kind of rush she will become. And the jade pendant was also searched by Shinolou, this is the only thing she has left in her mind. But now that I look like a ghost, it is not easy to move to the little black house, so I have to ask Sister-in-law Li for help, [Can you do me a favor and pass a message to the girl in the little black house?] 】

[You're talking about Miss Yutong? Sister-in-law Li asked, [If it's her, you don't have to worry, she has already come out of the small dark room.] 】

[Huh? What's going on? Xia Solstice stood up and said in an excited tone.

[She's already a girl in the courtyard. I heard that I have begun to teach the rules of the academy, and I said that I will go out of the pavilion to pick up customers in the near future. 】

【What! Xia Zhi screamed, got up a little more, and immediately collapsed back to bed in pain.